Since you've been gone

And now you have that horrible song stuck in your head. Sucks to be you. Just kidding...

However, Chip has been gone for almost a week now, and because of that, I'm lacking good material. All I have left is Lou to entertain me, and this is what I do. (No, this is NOT animal abuse):

Yes, that is Lou, our cat. In a dog harness. Don't judge me, he loves watch me go outside, and looks at me with his big eyes as if he's saying, "Why can't I play outside too?"

He can now.

I am just waiting for Chip's response to this. If what he discussed with me was any indication of what I might expect, it will go something like this:

"Whatever blurry picture we have of the past is not necessarily the way it was, and we should just be grateful for who we have become."

"People do this to prepare themselves for the worst, its a psychological mechanism."

"People tend to identify with the shell of the person they were prior to this moment. You grow into the person you are today. What you construe in your mind is just an idea, a hologram in a sense; while everyone else sees you as something different that you might imagine yourself to be. You attempt to build up the idea in your mind, only to hold yourself accountable when you feel you don't live up to it."

FYI. I'm back on the east coast starting Friday and not back until August 8. I'm sure I'll have more than plenty to post upon my return, mainly since I just got word that my mom and Chip ate lunch together today.

Which isn't weird, trust me. It's more of the sigh of collective relief that my dad and I have, since whenever my mom and Chip are in the same room, only about 2 words are understood by the rest of the people present. My dad and I have been present on more than one occasion, where the four of us go out to eat, or grab a drink, and Chip and my mother are in their own little bubble. My dad and I just sit back, in silence, and wait for them to include us. Which would mean changing the subject to art, sports, marketing or fiction.

I don't know what Gestalt therapt is, I definitely am lost on anything that starts with the letter "H" and ends with "eidegger" and my dad and I go cross-eyed at the first mention of "The Veil of Isis" by Pierre Hadot. I think it boils down to we're just both really relieved not to have to be on the receiving end, that finally our significant others have someone to talk to that isn't just shaking their head and saying, "uh huh" and "yep" and "oh, okay." I'm actually really happy when I can witness my mom and Chip having one of their intellectual discussions.

It's one less drink I feel like I need to have.

Just kidding....

Don't worry, it'll come back in full force.

It's the summer. If you didn't notice the correlation between the posts and the month, then let me point that out. In April I had 20+ posts. Then less and less. I can only attribute this to the fact that Chip was out of class and taking a break.

But don't worry, fans. Although he is currently on vacation (which means my brain gets a break too), he returns soon to write his first comprehensive. Which means, as he tells me, "I'll be in the library mostly. You probably won't see me much."

For a split second, I was worried about the mental health of the librarian, but quickly realized that the librarian would probably just say "here" and send him on his way.

I don't have the ability to do that. There's that little thing on my left ring finger that actually prevents that.

I was hungry, until...

‎Chip: "The primer to philosophical thinking is the complete dismantling of ones inherited worldview."
Me: Chip. We are at dinner. Just let me enjoy it."

Mass media and Chip

The past few weeks we've been under the media spell regarding the Casey Anthony trial. Most people are raging mad at the case, it's all that's been discussed by legal talking heads (see: Nancy Grace and Jane Velez-Mitchell)

Watching this case unfold with anyone next to you other than Chip would be a complete nonsense waste of time. His commentary during the trial recaps, or while the commentators on HLN were throwing out their theories always opens the door for an onslaught of Chipisms.

My favorite of all, that I can at least recall immediately:

Chip: "All of these people and their opinions. You know. Opinions are just noises people make."

or when Nancy Grace signs off and says, "Goodnight friend."

Chip: "Friend? She's speaking to air. She has no idea who she's referring to, I am not her friend, you are not her friend, we are not even part of her life."

In my opinion, I found the best comedy this morning when I got on the interwebble and found a few juicy and hilarious nuggets. The first of the following two images sent me into a giggle fest, I love it when companies fuck up. But at least they immediately corrected it. Well done. Now, gimme a donut:

(if you don't get this, go watch Dexter ASAP. Michael C. Hall is enough of a reason. Just sayin.)

PS: I want to state on the record, I do think the justice system proved to work. I didn't say she was innocent, but if we are to look at this past our own biases, the prosecution did not do their job. These dumb Americans screaming "Justice Failed" need to go back to high school government class and pay better attention.

It always comes down to food.

17:02 Chip Cosby
comparativism is always tough if its done right
17:02 Me
you'll do fine.
17:03 Chip Cosby
i'm reading the "philokalia"
it was written bt the 4th and 15 centuries
really tough to discern
17:03 Me
mmm. philo. that makes me crave spanikopita.
17:04 Chip Cosby
and comparing it with Shantideva's classic "bodhicharyavatara"
so, yeah, should be pretty time consuming
17:04 Me
Ok, unfortunately that means nothing to me, but i'm going to get some greek food. when you're ready to talk feta and olives, call me.